The Woman in White

The Woman in White

F. A. Fraser

Wood engraving by the Dalziel Brothers

5 ¼ x 3½ inches

Wilkie CollinsThe Woman in White, pictorial frontispiece

Fraser deploys a familiar trope of Sixties illustration – opposed figures – to visualize Hartright’s uncanny meeting with the Woman in White. The full moon and ethereal trees add to the sense of Gothic weirdness. Acting as a proleptic sign, the illustration creates a sense of anticipation, directing the reader to answer the questions posed by the encounter by reading on.

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